A sudden breaking off; a violent separation of bodies.
abruptiones
acrotrophoneurosis
actinautographic
actinautographic
adj
(obsolete, photography) That produces a developable impression on light-sensitive material without contact
actinautography
actinautography
noun
(obsolete, photography) The production of an actinautographic image
actinocarpous
actinomorphous
actinomorphous
adj
(botany, of a flower) Having petals arranged in a radially symmetric pattern.
actinophorous
actinophorous
adj
(biology) Having straight projecting spines
actinopterous
actinopterygious
actinosphaerium
actinotherapeutic
actinotherapeutic
adj
Relating to actinotherapy.
actinotherapeutics
actinotherapeutics
noun
actinotherapy
acupuncturation
acupuncturation
noun
(medicine, archaic) Acupuncture
acupuncturing
acupuncturing
verb
present participle of acupuncture
acupuncturist
acupuncturist
noun
A healthcare professional who is qualified or professionally engaged in the practice of acupuncture.
acupuncturists
acupuncturists
noun
plural of acupuncturist
acutiplantar
adventureship
aeroperitoneum
africanthropus
agranuloplastic
alcaptonuria
alcaptonuria
noun
Alternative spelling of alkaptonuria
alkaptonuria
alkaptonuria
noun
(medicine) A rare inherited genetic disorder of phenylalanine and tyrosine metabolism, causing the accumulation and eventual excretion of alkapton.
alkaptonuric
alkaptonuric
adj
Relating to alkaptonuria
alternipetalous
alternisepalous
amphithuron
amphithurons
anaphroditous
angiospermatous
angiospermatous
adj
Alternative form of angiospermous
anisopterous
anisotropous
anisotropous
adj
Archaic form of anisotropic.
anoplotherium
anoplotherium
noun
(zoology) Any member of the extinct ungulate genus Anoplotherium.
anterosuperior
anterosuperior
adj
(anatomy) From anterior to superior.
antesuperior
anthrapurpurin
anthrapurpurin
noun
(organic chemistry) 1,2,7-trihydroxyanthraquinone, a purple dye used in histology for the detection of calcium
anthropophilous
anthropophilous
adj
Synonym of anthropophilic
anthropophuism
anthropophuism
noun
The ascription of human nature to the gods.
anthropophuistic
anthropophuistic
adj
Of or relating to anthropophuism.
anthropopithecus
anthropurgic
anticorruption
anticorruption
adj
Opposed to or combating corruption
noun
Movement or actions opposing corruption.
anticrepuscular
anticrepuscule
antipeduncular
antipleasure
antipleasure
adj
Opposing pleasure.
antipleuritic
antipleuritic
adj
Working against pleurisy.
antiplurality
antipolyneuritic
antipolyneuritic
adj
Countering polyneuritis.
antipopular
antipopular
adj
Opposing the people.
antipopularization
antiproductionist
antiproductive
antiproductively
antiproductiveness
antiproductivity
antiprostitution
antiprostitution
adj
Acting against or prohibiting prostitution
antiprudential
antiprudential
adj
Lacking or opposing prudence; imprudent.
antipruritic
antipruritic
noun
(pharmacology, dermatology) a medical agent that stops itching.
antipuritan
antipuritan
noun
One who opposes puritanism.
antiputrefaction
antiputrefaction
adj
That counters (the effects of) putrefaction
antiputrefactive
antiputrefactive
adj
Counteracting, or preserving from, putrefaction; antiseptic.
noun
Any substance preventing putrefaction.
antiputrescent
antiputrescent
Adjective
Counteracting, or preserving from, putrefaction; antiseptic.
antiputrid
antiputrid
adj
antiputrefactive
antirepublican
antirepublican
adj
(politics) Opposing the formation of a republic.
noun
(politics) One who opposes the formation of a republic.
antirepublicanism
antiscriptural
antiscriptural
adj
that contradicts scripture
antiscripturism
antispiritual
antispiritual
adj
Opposing or harming what is spiritual.
antispiritualism
antispiritualism
noun
Opposition to spiritualism.
antispiritualist
antispiritualistic
antispiritually
antistreptococcus
antisupernatural
antisupernaturalism
antisupernaturalism
noun
Opposition to supernaturalism.
antisupernaturalist
antisupernaturalist
noun
One who opposes supernaturalism.
antisupernaturalistic
antisurplician
antitropous
antitropous
adj
(botany) Displaying, of, or pertaining to antitropy.
antiturnpikeism
antrustionship
antrustionship
noun
The role or status of an antrustion.
aphanipterous
aphanipterous
adj
(zoology) Of or pertaining to the Aphaniptera, a former classification of insects.
aponeurositis
aponeurotic
aponeurotic
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to an aponeurosis.
aposaturnium
aposaturnium
noun
(astronomy) Apoapsis around Saturn
appropinquate
appropinquate
verb
(rare, literary, transitive, intransitive) To approach; to near.
appropinquation
appropinquation
noun
The act of drawing near; an approach.
appropinquity
appropinquity
noun
(obsolete) nearness; propinquity
archpuritan
argentoproteinum
argentoproteinum
noun
(archaic) silver proteinate
aristorepublicanism
auripigment
auripigment
noun
(archaic) Variant of orpiment
auripuncture
australopithecinae
australopithecine
australopithecine
adj
(anthropology, paleontology) Of or pertaining to these hominids.
noun
(anthropology, paleontology) Any of several extinct hominids, belonging to the genera Australopithecus, Paranthropus when seen as distinct, and sometimes other closely related genera.
austroriparian
autoaspiration
autocarpian
autodepolymerization
autographing
autographing
noun
The signing of an autograph.
verb
present participle of autograph
autolaryngoscopic
autonephrotoxin
autosuppression
autotransplantation
autotransplantation
noun
(surgery) The transplantation of tissue from one part of the body to another
autotrepanation
bacteriopurpurin
bacteriopurpurin
noun
(organic chemistry) A red pigment found in certain sulfur bacteria.
balanopreputial
balanopreputial
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the glans penis and the foreskin
balneotherapeutics
balneotherapeutics
noun
balneotherapy
bankruptcies
bankruptcies
noun
plural of bankruptcy
bankrupting
bankrupting
verb
present participle of bankrupt
bankruptism
bankruptism
noun
(obsolete) bankruptcy
bankruptlike
bankruptlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a bankrupt.
bankruptship
blepharoconjunctivitis
blepharoconjunctivitis
noun
(medicine) The combination of conjunctivitis and blepharitis.
blueprint
blueprint
noun
(architecture, engineering, by extension) A detailed technical drawing (now often in some electronically storable and transmissible form).
(informal, by extension) Any detailed plan, whether literal or figurative.
A print produced with this process.
A type of paper-based reproduction process producing white-on-blue images, used primarily for technical and architecture's drawings, now largely replaced by other technologies.
verb
To make a blueprint for.
To make a detailed operational plan for.
blueprinted
blueprinted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blueprint
blueprinter
blueprinter
noun
A person or machine that produces blueprints.
blueprinting
blueprinting
verb
present participle of blueprint
blueprints
blueprints
noun
plural of blueprint
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blueprint
boltuprightness
boustrophedonic
boustrophedonic
adj
Relating to the boustrophedon mode of writing.
branchiopneustic
branchiopulmonata
branchiopulmonate
bulletproofing
bulletproofing
verb
present participle of bulletproof
buprestidan
buprestidan
noun
(zoology, chiefly in the plural, dated) Any of a number of jewel beetles of the family Buprestidae, usually with shiny metallic colours.
buttstrapping
cantharophilous
cantharophilous
adj
Synonym of cantharophilic
capernutie
capsulolenticular
capsulolenticular
adj
(anatomy) relating to the lens (of the eye) and its capsule
capturing
capturing
verb
present participle of capture
cardiopneumatic
cardiopuncture
cardiopuncture
noun
(surgery) cardiocentesis
carnaptious
carnaptious
adj
bad-tempered, quarrelsome, snappy
centriciput
centriciput
noun
(anatomy) The middle part of the head; the part of the head situated between the occiput and sinciput.
centrolepidaceous
centrolepidaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Centrolepidaceae.
chemotherapeuticness
chloroplatinous
chondropterygious
cicrumspections
circumpentagon
circumplanetary
circumplanetary
adj
(astronomy) Surrounding a planet
circumplication
circumposition
circumposition
noun
(chiefly technical) The act of positioning something around something else; or the state of being so positioned
(linguistics) A pair of adpositions that occur on either side of the complement
The act of circumposing.
circumscription
circumscription
noun
(taxonomy) The definition of what does and does not belong to a given taxon, from a particular taxonomic viewpoint or taxonomic system.
An electoral district; used often in texts treating electoral systems in Romance countries.
Anything that circumscribes or a circumscribed area.
The act of circumscribing or the quality of being circumscribed.
circumscriptions
circumscriptions
noun
plural of circumscription
circumspection
circumspection
noun
Attention to all the facts and circumstances of a case; consideration of all that is pertinent.
Caution, watchfulness, or vigilance fueled by such awareness.
circumspections
circumspections
noun
plural of circumspection
circumspectness
circumspectness
noun
the state or quality of being circumspect
colipuncture
compunctionary
compurgation
compurgation
noun
(now chiefly historical) Acquitting someone from a formal charge or accusation following the sworn oaths of a number of other people; vindication.
computerization
computerization
noun
The act of computerizing something, or something computerized.